The actress Jang Ja-yeon, who hanged herself last Saturday, left a lengthy suicide note. "Ja-yeon would feel sad if she knew people consider her as a mere depression patient who died without even leaving a will," a friend told the Chosun Ilbo. "I decided to reveal some part of her writing dotted with thumbprints to pay respect to what she had in mind."
But the friend added, "Even though the note includes details of how she has been hurt since she started working in show business to become an actress, I won't reveal it all because that could cause unwitting damage to others."

Jang's friends have been suspicious that the 27-year-old really killed herself due to depression because she had just risen from relative obscurity through the hugely popular TV drama, "Boys over Flowers."

Jang was allegedly distressed over the need to choose an agency, but a representative with her current agency said Sunday, "She wanted to renew the contract with us after it expired, so we were discussing the matter. I can’t believe that problems surrounding the agency have driven her to suicide."

A representative at another agency identified as Yu, to whom Jang had reportedly talked about her problems, is believed to have seen the suicide note but has been incommunicado since he wrote on his website, "People in the entertainment world know why she killed herself."

The entertainment world has got to be one of the hardest industries to be in. If you can't take the heat get out of the kitchen, but its just sad that she chose to commit suicide rather than staying strong. I know its easier said than done, but suicide should always NOT be an option. The entertainment industry is hard core, painfully honest and incredibly difficult to get into. May her soul Rest in Peace.

The entertainment world has got to be one of the hardest industries to be in. If you can't take the heat get out of the kitchen, but its just sad that she chose to commit suicide rather than staying strong. I know its easier said than done, but suicide should always NOT be an option. The entertainment industry is hard core, painfully honest and incredibly difficult to get into. May her soul Rest in Peace.

you've got a point...
somehow...
it's really sad to die in a suicide...
it's like killing the life God has given to you...
life is somehow a gift you can understand when you overcome your fears in life...

The entertainment world has got to be one of the hardest industries to be in. If you can't take the heat get out of the kitchen, but its just sad that she chose to commit suicide rather than staying strong. I know its easier said than done, but suicide should always NOT be an option. The entertainment industry is hard core, painfully honest and incredibly difficult to get into. May her soul Rest in Peace.

you've got a point...
somehow...
it's really sad to die in a suicide...
it's like killing the life God has given to you...
life is somehow a gift you can understand when you overcome your fears in life...

agreed....
that is why i sometimes d0nt understand why people c0mmit suicide....

So first they're saying that she killed herself because she wasn't getting enough screentime in BOF, but now they're saying she's getting really popular and was in the process of choosing a talent agency and that's why she killed herself? I highly doubt the second reason is true.

i wonder why committing suicide is the nearest option for some korean stars..
i heard there were soo many korean actresses that have committed suicide in the past few years..
i really wonder why.. `coz here in the philippines, actors/actresses doesn't commit suicide with just a reason.. they just die if they have illnesses..
but somehow.. even if i don't know who's this actress.. still i feel sad..
this way of death isn't easy.. it's a waste.. life should be taken bravely and should be taken care of..
if you'll live your life in a way that it seems you're the only one in this world who's facing a particular problem..
than you'll not succeed.. committing suicide isn't the answer of your problems.. it's just a show off to the people around you that you aren't brave enough and that you don't have the guts to live a life of happiness, bravery and freedom..

i wonder why committing suicide is the nearest option for some korean stars..
i heard there were soo many korean actresses that have committed suicide in the past few years..
i really wonder why.. `coz here in the philippines, actors/actresses doesn't commit suicide with just a reason.. they just die if they have illnesses..
but somehow.. even if i don't know who's this actress.. still i feel sad..
this way of death isn't easy.. it's a waste.. life should be taken bravely and should be taken care of..
if you'll live your life in a way that it seems you're the only one in this world who's facing a particular problem..
than you'll not succeed.. committing suicide isn't the answer of your problems.. it's just a show off to the people around you that you aren't brave enough and that you don't have the guts to live a life of happiness, bravery and freedom..

phew--i wish she was stronger....I guess if you were her---you wouldn't quit suicide...
but..the thing is we are all different---we handle problems diff...e.g..some cope with problems/sit. easily, while some wrestle with problems for years......In addition, we have different experience---e.g one may take experiences positively, while others take it negatively...
imao,it's useless to appeal to a person what she should had done with her life...
.the utmost thing we can do is to understand the person (or her situation) and learn from that person's exampl/ experience....

lesson learned from her: like what 've said in my prev. post: Suicide is not the answer.

may be she has lived her life bravely, but i guess, she has reached her limit